Impact of Augmented Reality (AR) in Civil Engineering

Kumaran, G. Senthil; Santhi, K.; Anand, P.M.Rubesh

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.18-19.63

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“…AR systems track the orientation and position of the user's head so that the inserted material appears in alignment with the user's view of the world which is known as registration. Graphics software can insert a 3D image over visualized and simulated component (Kumaran et al , 2007) . Grubert et al (2016) presented an AR system that gives the utilization of multiple input modalities which are wearable and body-proximate devices such as smart-watches, HMDs and smart-phones.…”

Section: Art and The Construction Industrymentioning

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An analysis of the application areas of augmented reality technology in the construction industry

Oke

Arowoiya

2021

SASBE

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PurposeThe paper aims to analyze the application areas of augmented reality (AR) in the construction industry to enhance its usage level. The objectives are to assess the level of awareness of hardware and software devices of AR, examine the application areas of AR and reveal lagging areas in the construction industry.Design/methodology/approachA survey of construction professionals engaged in the built environment was sent a well-structured questionnaire in the study area. The professionals involved are project managers, architects, engineers, builders and quantity surveyors. The sampling technique used in selecting those professionals was convenience sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analyzing the retrieved data.FindingsThe five most applied areas of Augmented Realities are Visualization and simulation of construction works; Project documentation; Project planning, monitoring and modification. The other two areas include on-site real-time information retrieval and health and safety measures. The findings also revealed the difference in the opinions of professionals among the variables. The results showed that there is significant difference in the opinions of the professionals regarding the application areas except one, that is automated measurement. Automated measurement has the same converging opinions of all professionals engaged in the study.Originality/valueThe study gives deep insight into possible areas where AR can be used in construction. The awareness level of hardware and software devices of AR was revealed by showing that those devices are upcoming in their usage. The areas of application of AR in construction are in their nascent stage. When there is proper implementation of this technology it will improve management in construction, minimize health and safety issues, and enhance the efficiency of workers through visualization and simulation.

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Section: Art and The Construction Industrymentioning

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An analysis of the application areas of augmented reality technology in the construction industry

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Arowoiya

2021

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“…Wong et al (2014) stated that both time-and costsaving opportunities are available to the project managers by using AR technologies, which precise projects at the same time as lowering labor work/time and cost efficiencies because of defects and construction rework. About 9-13% time and 14-19% money are wasted because plans or drawings are misinterpreted or the information is transferred imprecisely from the plan to the real object (Kumaran et al 2007). The AR technologies unravel issues including lack of manpower inside the management and costefficiencies in the construction project (Behzadi 2016).…”

Section: Time and Cost Managementmentioning

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A Review on Using Opportunities of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Construction Project Management

Ahmed

2019

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal

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Abstract Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), a kingdom-of-the-art technology for superimposing information onto the real world, have recently started to have an effect on our everyday lives. In addition, AR and VR have shown a great contribution to advanced construction management in recent years. However, a comprehensive critical review of AR and VR technologies in construction management is absent in the literature. This study provides a comprehensive review of a summary of using potential opportunities of AR and VR to solve a variety of construction management issues effectively and efficiently. This study found that AR is successfully used in construction project scheduling, progress tracking, worker training, safety management, time and cost management, and quality and defects management. VR is effectively used as a visualization tool, worker training technology, safety management tool, and quality and defects management tool. In addition, AR and VR are used for developing a network that allows the possibility of having conferences with those who are geographically far off from each other or the construction site. This study could help to explore the potential fields of using AR and VR technologies in the construction industry effectively as advance time- and cost-saving profitable tools.

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“…The main problem is that all plans often have to be explained to the persons involved (who in most cases are not experts) and this requires a great amount of time for the authority official. The use of AR gives participants a lot more freedom and reduces the workload the building authority (Kumaran et al, 2007).…”

Section: Ar-assisted Plan Checking At the Building Authority's Officementioning

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Potentials of Augmented Reality in a BIM based building submission process

Schranz¹,

Urban²,

Gerger³

2021

ITcon

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The digital transformation in the construction industry, which is also referred to as Construction 4.0, is gaining impact in recent years. BIM as the central point for model-based planning and communication is at the centre of this development. This paves the way for the implementation of further technologies, such as augmented reality (AR) or artificial intelligence (AI) in the construction process. However, the submission process currently receives little attention in the BIM project cycle, even though it has a significant impact on a building project. There is a huge potential for the application of BIM and AR in the building submission process. BIM allows partly automatic compliance checks to be performed. The BIM model and the results of these checks can be used as basis for the AR model. This paper investigates an application for AR in a BIM submission process. Here we show that especially the plan check process and hearings in the approval process can be improved and sped up by combining BIM and the visualization technology of AR. In this process, AR can support the building authority in checking the compliance with building regulations. Additionally, non-experts involved often have problems grasping the planned building project just based on the technical 2D plans. In this case, AR helps them to visualise the impact of the planned project and allows for better judgement. Use-cases are presented, showing strategies to improve the plan check process and assist the building authority as well as the persons involved, for both experts as well as non-experts. Finally, the requirements, technical implementations, and effects of an AR application for the plan check process are described. An AR-supported plan checking process can vastly improve the presentation of technical content. This leads to better understanding and more transparency for non-experts. Because AR is relatively easy to use, it might become ubiquitous not only to experts, but also to the general public.

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Impact of Augmented Reality (AR) in Civil Engineering

Cited by 7 publications

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An analysis of the application areas of augmented reality technology in the construction industry

An analysis of the application areas of augmented reality technology in the construction industry

A Review on Using Opportunities of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Construction Project Management

Potentials of Augmented Reality in a BIM based building submission process

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